WASHINGTON (AP) --- With Victor Wembanyama out and Stephon Castle lost to a hip injury, the San Antonio Spurs still managed to cruise past Sacramento 123-110 in the NBA on Sunday.
De’Aaron Fox delivered a season-high 28 points with 11 assists, Harrison Barnes added 20 points and Luke Kornet had 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in the home triumph.
The Kings (3-11) suffered their sixth consecutive loss while the Spurs improved to 9-4.
“Wemby” missed his first game for the Spurs this season due to left calf tightness.
The 21-year-old Frenchman is averaging 26.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.6 blocked shots a game for San Antonio.
When guard Castle was benched for the second half with a left hip injury, the Spurs kept their poise.
“We handled it well. You want to come out, hit first and take command of the game. We responded well to both (injuries),” Fox said.
“We still have a talented team out there. When one guy goes down, not just the next man steps up but the whole team steps up... we’re able to withstand those type of things.”
In other games, Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and 12 rebounds while Payton Pritchard added 30 points to spark the Boston Celtics over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 121-118.
James Harden scored a game-high 37 points for the Clippers but missed a tying three-point shot at the final buzzer.
Houston’s Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Turkish center Alperen Sengun added 30 to lead the Rockets to a 117-113 overtime home victory over Orlando.
Sengun blocked a Desmond Bane layup but a bad pass by Durant set up Anthony Black’s dunk with 1.7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give Orlando the lead.